And yet more changes - even Pedro is not spared

[Jameson76 1395]

Ahh.....This should be good (spotted at National Meeting)

[Eagle1993 2019]

Scout Life... BSA has the Trademark as of April this year.

[Jameson76 1395]

Wonder if Pedro (a male given name from/in Spanish, equivalent to Peter) will be given a more gender neutral name or will there be a new addition in XXXXX Life with a feminine twist

Edited May 24, 2018 by Jameson76

[qwazse 4155]

Branding imbeciles! What do they think girls who will engage the program to it's fullest really want?

{I'm sorry moderators, I am really doing my best to not cast aspersions, so if you can suggest a more scout-like synonym I will use it.}

[Oldscout448 683]

well at least Pedro isn't wearing a skort.    

Yet

[Gwaihir 198]

So so dumb.  Everything CSE said about the BSA understanding and embracing the differences of the genders and supporting single gender instruction is a bald faced lie.  Actions speak louder than words.  Spinning off a brand new magazine for girls, have some overlap in articles but also showcase things outside of scouts that interest girls should have been the obvious direction.  

I wonder how we can get a petition started to voice no confidence in Michael Surbaugh and petition National to elect Mike Rowe as Chief Scout Exec?  

Edited May 24, 2018 by Gwaihir

[Jameson76 1395]

4 minutes ago, Gwaihir said:

So so dumb.  Everything CSE said about the BSA understanding and embracing the differences of the genders and supporting single gender instruction is a bald faced lie.  Actions speak louder than words.  Spinning off a brand new magazine for girls, have some overlap in articles but also showcase things outside of scouts that interest girls should have been the obvious direction.  

So so true - 

Missed opportunity to brand the Girls program for 11 - 17 year olds as something new, same requirements, but they will be the program not called Girl Scouts.  Then there is recognition  of the differences, Boy Scouts stays the same...win win

Same with youth oriented magazine.  Though honestly with the membership price increase we may keep annual troop dues the same and have the upcharge for Boys Life (or whatever Life)

12 minutes ago, Oldscout448 said:

well at least Pedro isn't wearing a skort.    

Yet

The National Meeting is still going one...so who knows

[Thunderbird 177]

Pedro and Petra / Pietra?

[Jameson76 1395]

2 hours ago, Thunderbird said:

Pedro and Petra / Pietra?

Pat??

 

Edited May 24, 2018 by John-in-KC

[RememberSchiff 3261]

IMHO, the donkey gets replaced with a pony.

[an_old_DC 122]

Geez, if the geniuses at National tell us girls love the program and want everything Boy Scouts has to offer, why change the name, drop "Boys'" from "Boys' Life" etc.?

[Gwaihir 198]

20 minutes ago, an_old_DC said:

Geez, if the geniuses at National tell us girls love the program and want everything Boy Scouts has to offer, why change the name, drop "Boys'" from "Boys' Life" etc.?

They have to change the program so that they'll love the program.  

It reminds me of we have to pass the bill so you can find out what's in it. 

[Peregrinator 85]

Weird, I always thought the audience of Boys' Life extended beyond the BSA.

[Oldscout448 683]

1 hour ago, RememberSchiff said:

IMHO, the donkey gets replaced with a pony.

IMHO, this whole thing has been a dog and pony show from the start.     

[carebear3895 218]

I'm actually upset with this.....

Boys Life was actually one of the only magazines I knew geared towards young boys. There was 0 need to mess with it. 

Add a "girls life" if you wanted to be inclusive.